Evangelical Church of Anhalt
| Evangelical Church of Anhalt | |
|---|---|
| Evangelische Landeskirche Anhalts | |
| Type | Landeskirche, member of the Evangelical Church in Germany |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | United Protestant (Lutheran & Reformed) |
| Landesbischof | Karsten Wolkenhauer: |
| Associations | Union of Evangelical Churches in the EKD, World Council of Churches, Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe |
| Region | 2.299 km² in Saxony-Anhalt |
| Headquarters | Dessau-Roßlau, Germany |
| Congregations | 145 |
| Members | 24,120 (2024) 9,4% of total population |
| Other name | Protestant Church of Anhalt |
| Official website | https://www.landeskirche-anhalts.de/service/information-in-english |
The Evangelical Church of Anhalt (Evangelische Landeskirche Anhalts) is a United Protestant member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany. The church calls itself the Protestant Church of Anhalt in English. Its seat is in Dessau-Roßlau in Saxony-Anhalt, in the former duchy of Anhalt. This church is the smallest regional church in Germany in terms of membership.
The Evangelical Church of Anhalt was affiliated with 214 churches in approximately 145 parishes in central Saxony-Anhalt. In December 2024, the church had 24,120 members, making its membership the smallest among the member churches of the Evangelical Church in Germany. In 1922, by contrast, the church counted 315,000 parishioners; at the time, it was the twelfth-smallest of Germany's 28 Landeskirchen.